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A University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine student has shown the meaning of selflessness and compassion by her recent willingness to change a stranger’s life through bone marrow donation.

The University of Pikeville honored the academic achievements of 265 graduates at the associate, baccalaureate and master’s degree levels, including 124 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree recipients from the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) during commencement exercises on May 14.

The University of Pikeville will honor the academic achievements of students in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Coleman College of Business, the Elizabeth Akers Elliott School of Nursing, the Patton College of Education, and the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) on Saturday, May 14.

Laura E. Griffin, D.O., FAAO, associate professor of osteopathic principles and practice (OPP) and chair of the department of OPP at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM), assumed the office of president of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) in March during the AAO Convocation in Orlando, Fla.

The University of Pikeville will present the 2016 Spring Choral Concert, “Songs of Love and Devotion,” on Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m., in Chrisman Auditorium, located in the Armington Learning Center on the UPIKE campus.

Donald Egan, O.D., FAAO, associate dean of academic affairs for the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry, recently presented a scientific poster at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) in Las Vegas, Nev.

The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) has earned high marks in rural medicine ranking 11th among all medical schools in the nation, both D.O. and M.D., in the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of best medical schools for 2017.

George Asimellis, Ph.D., joins the faculty at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry as an assistant professor and will oversee the development and coordination of the geometric optics and vision science courses and development of the laser surgical procedures course.